廣東高考英語復習單元測試選修9：Unit4《Exploring plants》（新人教版）
選修9
Unit 4
Exploring plants
能力演練
一、語法填空
閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。
Poor student behaviour seems to be an
1
(increase)widespread problem and I think that modern lifestyles are probably responsible for this.
In many countries,the birth rate is decreasing so that families are smaller with
2
children.These children are often spoilt,not in terms of love and attention because
3
(work)parents do not have the time for this,
4
in more material ways.They are allowed to have
5
they want,regardless of price,and to behave as they please.This means that the children grow up
6
consideration for others and without any understanding of
7
their standard of living comes from.
When they get to school age they have not learnt any selfcontrol or discipline.Teachers continually complain
8
this problem and measures
9
(take)to combat the situation.But I think the situation to the problem lies with the families,
10
need to be more aware of the future consequences of spoiling their children.
二、完形填空
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1~15各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
Once there was a group of men—a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks,doing a timber(木料)job in a jungle.
This young man was very
1
.He always continued to work through his break time and
2
that those old folks were wasting time,having to break several times a day to drink and chat.As time went by,this young man noticed that
3
he worked through break time and hardly took a rest,those old folks were chopping the same
4
of trees as he did and sometimes did more.It was as if they worked through the break time as he did.So he
5
to work harder the next day.Unfortunately the
6
were even worse.
One day,one of the old folks
7
him for a drink during their break time.That young man refused and said that he had no
8
time!Then the old man smiled and said,“It is just a waste of effort to
9
chopping trees without resharpening your axe(斧子).Sooner or later you will
10
or be so tired as you have spent too much energy.”
Suddenly the young man
11
that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat,they were
12
resharpening their axes at the same time!And that,s how they could
13
faster than him,yet spending less time!
What we need is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability
14
.Only then can we have more time to do other things.Otherwise we will always keep saying...I have no
15
!
1.A.weak
B.clever
C.hardworking
D.goodlooking
2.A.admired
B.complained
C.reminded
D.predicted
3.A.even though
B.only if
C.because
D.unless
4.A.weight
B.height
C.amount
D.price
5.A.failed
B.pretended
C.agreed
D.decided
6.A.marks
B.results
C.effects
D.conditions
7.A.invited
B.blamed
C.thanked
D.forgave
8.A.wrong
B.valuable
C.extra
D.exact
9.A.mind
B.avoid
C.practice
D.keep
10.A.speed up
B.give up
C.watch out
D.turn out
11.A.warned
B.expected
C.realized
D.announced
12.A.also
B.hardly
C.seldom
D.never
13.A.talk
B.chop
C.walk
D.climb
14.A.quickly
B.curiously
C.seriously
D.intelligently
15.A.time
B.tool
C.job
D.patience
三、閱讀理解
專題訓練（十）
信息匹配
請閱讀下列應用文及相關信息，按照要求匹配信息。請閱讀下列應用文：
Desmond,Carls,Russel,Malcolm,Warren正計劃買一輛小車。閱讀他們的情況和下面六種小車的介紹（選項A．B．C．D．E．F），選出符合各自需求的最佳選項（選項中有一項是多余選項）。
1．Desmond is a young and promising athlete．Having won a champion in an important international game,he decides to buy a car to develop a brighter future．Of course,the car must be extremely fast and is especially fit for him,a sportsman．
2．Carls has just been admitted to a famous university hundreds of kilometers away from her hometown and has been permitted to buy a car．As a young girl,she certainly put safety factors above all．
3．〖WTHZ〗Russel〖WT〗,a farmer in a mountainous area,is growing hundreds of acres of crops．To transport his goods to town timely,he wants to buy a car．He hopes the car will run very fast and,first of all,must meet the natural conditions．
4．Fighting in the commercial circle(商界)and getting a great success,Malcolm makes a fortune．With an aggressive ambition,he decides to buy a luxury car to develop an even brighter future．
5．Warren is a merchant traveling to different parts of the country in any weather situation,good or bad．He expects to have a satisfactory car to make his career better．
A Provided by an advanced – design Triton engine,with a perfect cooling system,and plenty of pulling power．Passenger safety is excellently strengthened by the Second Generation double airbags and side door intrusion beams．Luxury packages with deluxe accommodation(良好的空間)
B Was it wind？Or was it fear？Chances are the both．Equipped with the first four – cam 32 – valve V8 engine offered in a sport – utility(實用)vehicle．An advanced source of power generating 320 Ib – ft of twisting force and 230 horsepower．
C A spirited package that takes the zoom – zoom(疾行聲)ethos into the mainstream(主流社會)．An aggressive,confident look,one thats backed by impressive dynamics．Engaging all the senses in the driving experience．Bottom line:If youre in the market for a(seda)
D Style quality and high technology are the ingredients(要素)which have enabled Maserati to create some of the fastest and most advanced road cars in the world．
It,s one thing to climb a Mountain．It,s quite another look good doing it．
E 302–hp best–in–classV8
3rd – row seating．And available climate –controlled front seats．The new Lincoln Aviator．Like Navigator,just smaller,Proof that magnificence comes in all size．
F The cars with shapes we,d seen only in our dreams．The land – based rocket ships．With cockpits(駕駛座)full of computers and video screens．The cars that are invisible to the wind．Where are the cars we were promised?
計劃買車的人
供選擇的汽車
1．Desmond
A
2．Carls
B
3．Russel
C
4．Malcolm
D
5．Warren
E
F
參考答案
一、
1.解析：副詞修飾過去分詞widespread，increase的副詞是increasingly。
答案：increasingly
2.解析：從句意得知出生率降低，家庭的人口減少。
答案：fewer
3.解析：working：有工作的。
答案：working
4.解析：not...but...是固定搭配，意為“不是……而是……”。
答案：but
5.解析：從句意得知，無論他們想要什么，父母就給什么。
答案：whatever
6.解析：從上下文得知，這樣的孩子不考慮別人。
答案：without
7.解析：來自哪里，用where。
答案：where
8.解析：complain about抱怨,投訴
答案：about
9.解析：take要做謂語，從句意得知是“應該采取措施”。
答案：should be taken
10.解析：who 指代families，引導非限定性定語從句。
答案：who
二、
分析：
本文是一篇哲理性記敘文。通過一個年輕人與一伙老年人在叢林中砍樹的故事闡明了一個道理：磨刀不誤砍柴工。
1.解析：從下文中年輕人從來都不休息的事實可知：他是一個極其“勤勞的（hardworking）”人。
答案：C
2.解析：在他看來，那些老人經常浪費時間，一天當中要休息好幾次去閑聊，這一切都讓他看不慣，因此他總是“抱怨（complained）”。
答案：B
3.解析：從邏輯上來判斷：“盡管（even though）”他辛勤勞作，但那些老人砍的樹跟他一樣多，有時比他砍得還多。
答案：A
4.解析：根據事實可知：老人們砍的樹跟他的“數量同樣多（same amount）”。
答案：C
5.解析：于是他“決定（decided）”第二天更加辛苦地勞作。
答案：D
6.解析：不幸的是，第二天的“結果（results）”更糟糕。
答案：B
7.解析：本空后for a drink提示：其中一位老人“邀請（invited）”他一起喝一杯休息一會。
答案：A
8.解析：他以自己沒有“多余的（extra）”時間來休息為借口“拒絕了（refused）”他的邀請。
答案：C
9.解析：不磨斧子而“連續（keep）”砍樹就是在做低效率的事。
答案：D
10.解析：如果繼續這樣不休息地勞作，用不了多久你就會支持不住而“放棄（give up）”。
答案：B
11.解析：聽到老人的話，年輕人突然“明白了（realized）”這個道理。
答案：C
12.解析：他發現他們在休息時，同時“也（also）”在磨自己的斧子。
答案：A
13.解析：他終于明白他們“砍（chop）”樹比他快的原因了。
答案：B
14.解析：把這兩者“巧妙地（intelligently）”結合起來。
答案：D
15.解析：否則的話，我們總會低效率地忙個不停，說自己沒有“時間（time）”。
答案：A
三、
1~5 BADFE
選修9
Unit 4
Exploring plants
能力演練
一、語法填空
閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。
Poor student behaviour seems to be an
1
(increase)widespread problem and I think that modern lifestyles are probably responsible for this.
In many countries,the birth rate is decreasing so that families are smaller with
2
children.These children are often spoilt,not in terms of love and attention because
3
(work)parents do not have the time for this,
4
in more material ways.They are allowed to have
5
they want,regardless of price,and to behave as they please.This means that the children grow up
6
consideration for others and without any understanding of
7
their standard of living comes from.
When they get to school age they have not learnt any selfcontrol or discipline.Teachers continually complain
8
this problem and measures
9
(take)to combat the situation.But I think the situation to the problem lies with the families,
10
need to be more aware of the future consequences of spoiling their children.
二、完形填空
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1~15各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
Once there was a group of men—a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks,doing a timber(木料)job in a jungle.
This young man was very
1
.He always continued to work through his break time and
2
that those old folks were wasting time,having to break several times a day to drink and chat.As time went by,this young man noticed that
3
he worked through break time and hardly took a rest,those old folks were chopping the same
4
of trees as he did and sometimes did more.It was as if they worked through the break time as he did.So he
5
to work harder the next day.Unfortunately the
6
were even worse.
One day,one of the old folks
7
him for a drink during their break time.That young man refused and said that he had no
8
time!Then the old man smiled and said,“It is just a waste of effort to
9
chopping trees without resharpening your axe(斧子).Sooner or later you will
10
or be so tired as you have spent too much energy.”
Suddenly the young man
11
that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat,they were
12
resharpening their axes at the same time!And that,s how they could
13
faster than him,yet spending less time!
What we need is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability
14
.Only then can we have more time to do other things.Otherwise we will always keep saying...I have no
15
!
1.A.weak
B.clever
C.hardworking
D.goodlooking
2.A.admired
B.complained
C.reminded
D.predicted
3.A.even though
B.only if
C.because
D.unless
4.A.weight
B.height
C.amount
D.price
5.A.failed
B.pretended
C.agreed
D.decided
6.A.marks
B.results
C.effects
D.conditions
7.A.invited
B.blamed
C.thanked
D.forgave
8.A.wrong
B.valuable
C.extra
D.exact
9.A.mind
B.avoid
C.practice
D.keep
10.A.speed up
B.give up
C.watch out
D.turn out
11.A.warned
B.expected
C.realized
D.announced
12.A.also
B.hardly
C.seldom
D.never
13.A.talk
B.chop
C.walk
D.climb
14.A.quickly
B.curiously
C.seriously
D.intelligently
15.A.time
B.tool
C.job
D.patience
三、閱讀理解
專題訓練（十）
信息匹配
請閱讀下列應用文及相關信息，按照要求匹配信息。請閱讀下列應用文：
Desmond,Carls,Russel,Malcolm,Warren正計劃買一輛小車。閱讀他們的情況和下面六種小車的介紹（選項A．B．C．D．E．F），選出符合各自需求的最佳選項（選項中有一項是多余選項）。
1．Desmond is a young and promising athlete．Having won a champion in an important international game,he decides to buy a car to develop a brighter future．Of course,the car must be extremely fast and is especially fit for him,a sportsman．
2．Carls has just been admitted to a famous university hundreds of kilometers away from her hometown and has been permitted to buy a car．As a young girl,she certainly put safety factors above all．
3．〖WTHZ〗Russel〖WT〗,a farmer in a mountainous area,is growing hundreds of acres of crops．To transport his goods to town timely,he wants to buy a car．He hopes the car will run very fast and,first of all,must meet the natural conditions．
4．Fighting in the commercial circle(商界)and getting a great success,Malcolm makes a fortune．With an aggressive ambition,he decides to buy a luxury car to develop an even brighter future．
5．Warren is a merchant traveling to different parts of the country in any weather situation,good or bad．He expects to have a satisfactory car to make his career better．
A Provided by an advanced – design Triton engine,with a perfect cooling system,and plenty of pulling power．Passenger safety is excellently strengthened by the Second Generation double airbags and side door intrusion beams．Luxury packages with deluxe accommodation(良好的空間)
B Was it wind？Or was it fear？Chances are the both．Equipped with the first four – cam 32 – valve V8 engine offered in a sport – utility(實用)vehicle．An advanced source of power generating 320 Ib – ft of twisting force and 230 horsepower．
C A spirited package that takes the zoom – zoom(疾行聲)ethos into the mainstream(主流社會)．An aggressive,confident look,one thats backed by impressive dynamics．Engaging all the senses in the driving experience．Bottom line:If youre in the market for a(seda)
D Style quality and high technology are the ingredients(要素)which have enabled Maserati to create some of the fastest and most advanced road cars in the world．
It,s one thing to climb a Mountain．It,s quite another look good doing it．
E 302–hp best–in–classV8
3rd – row seating．And available climate –controlled front seats．The new Lincoln Aviator．Like Navigator,just smaller,Proof that magnificence comes in all size．
F The cars with shapes we,d seen only in our dreams．The land – based rocket ships．With cockpits(駕駛座)full of computers and video screens．The cars that are invisible to the wind．Where are the cars we were promised?
計劃買車的人
供選擇的汽車
1．Desmond
A
2．Carls
B
3．Russel
C
4．Malcolm
D
5．Warren
E
F
參考答案
一、
1.解析：副詞修飾過去分詞widespread，increase的副詞是increasingly。
答案：increasingly
2.解析：從句意得知出生率降低，家庭的人口減少。
答案：fewer
3.解析：working：有工作的。
答案：working
4.解析：not...but...是固定搭配，意為“不是……而是……”。
答案：but
5.解析：從句意得知，無論他們想要什么，父母就給什么。
答案：whatever
6.解析：從上下文得知，這樣的孩子不考慮別人。
答案：without
7.解析：來自哪里，用where。
答案：where
8.解析：complain about抱怨,投訴
答案：about
9.解析：take要做謂語，從句意得知是“應該采取措施”。
答案：should be taken
10.解析：who 指代families，引導非限定性定語從句。
答案：who
二、
分析：
本文是一篇哲理性記敘文。通過一個年輕人與一伙老年人在叢林中砍樹的故事闡明了一個道理：磨刀不誤砍柴工。
1.解析：從下文中年輕人從來都不休息的事實可知：他是一個極其“勤勞的（hardworking）”人。
答案：C
2.解析：在他看來，那些老人經常浪費時間，一天當中要休息好幾次去閑聊，這一切都讓他看不慣，因此他總是“抱怨（complained）”。
答案：B
3.解析：從邏輯上來判斷：“盡管（even though）”他辛勤勞作，但那些老人砍的樹跟他一樣多，有時比他砍得還多。
答案：A
4.解析：根據事實可知：老人們砍的樹跟他的“數量同樣多（same amount）”。
答案：C
5.解析：于是他“決定（decided）”第二天更加辛苦地勞作。
答案：D
6.解析：不幸的是，第二天的“結果（results）”更糟糕。
答案：B
7.解析：本空后for a drink提示：其中一位老人“邀請（invited）”他一起喝一杯休息一會。
答案：A
8.解析：他以自己沒有“多余的（extra）”時間來休息為借口“拒絕了（refused）”他的邀請。
答案：C
9.解析：不磨斧子而“連續（keep）”砍樹就是在做低效率的事。
答案：D
10.解析：如果繼續這樣不休息地勞作，用不了多久你就會支持不住而“放棄（give up）”。
答案：B
11.解析：聽到老人的話，年輕人突然“明白了（realized）”這個道理。
答案：C
12.解析：他發現他們在休息時，同時“也（also）”在磨自己的斧子。
答案：A
13.解析：他終于明白他們“砍（chop）”樹比他快的原因了。
答案：B
14.解析：把這兩者“巧妙地（intelligently）”結合起來。
答案：D
15.解析：否則的話，我們總會低效率地忙個不停，說自己沒有“時間（time）”。
答案：A
三、
1~5 BADFE
